Thursday, December 15, 2022

 Language Arts

- add more figurative language to your personal narrative

- complete the two handouts for Similes and Metaphors

DUE next Mon. 12/19:

- Newsela article: What are climate change feedback loops? (read the article and take the quiz at the end for whichever lexile level Newsela defaults to for you; however, try to read up to 930L even if you start off at a lower level). 

- NoRedInk Assignment #14: Contraction & Comparative vs. Superlative Adjectives and Adverbs

DUE Thurs. 12/22:

- Optional 12 Days of Newsela assignment on Google Classroom:

• 12/1 - America's Two Party System
• 12/2 - Dozens of earthquakes hit Hawaii as the world's largest volcano erupts
• 12/5 - Teen re-creates "entire known universe" in "Minecraft"
• 12/6 - The History of Hanukkah
• 12/7 - Five Things You May Not Know About Kwanzaa
• 12/8 - Eleven-year-old climate activist inspire action through social media
• 12/9 - Ancient wind catchers of Persia kept people cool; climate-conscious architects take notes
• 12/12 - Quotations from outside sources
• 12/13 - Where Christmas trees come from
• 12/14 - Artemis I moon mission
• 12/15 - New leader for House Democrats

- Newsela Reading Quiz next Mon. 12/19!!!

- NoRedInk Quiz #7 next Wed. 12/21!!!

covers: 
"It's" vs. "Its"

"Who's" vs. "Whose"

Correcting Errors with "Yours," "Hers," "Theirs," and "Ours"

Forming Comparative Adjectives

Forming Superlative Adjectives

Distinguishing Contractions and Possessives

Identifying Prepositions

Recognizing Titles of Long-Form and Short-Form Works

Capitalizing and Formatting Titles 1

Social Studies

Pharaoh Candidate Project. Due Friday 12/16 before 8AM.

Math

No homework 

Science

- November Science World magazine packet due next Wed. 12/21

*** Make sure your Science Binder Table of Contents matches Ms. Sun's at all times!